Gwendoline Christie and Laura Mvula to lead celebration of refugee and migrant women at Southbank Centre’s WOW – Women of the World festival

The 2018 Women on the Move Awards, presented by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and Migrants Organise, will on March 9 recognise exceptional refugees, migrants and those working on their behalf for their outstanding work in empowering women. Hosted by the BBC journalist Samira Ahmed, the awards will be presented by the actor Gwendoline Christine (Star Wars, Game of Thrones), and Southbank Centre Artistic Director and founder of WOW – Women of the World Jude Kelly CBE. Acclaimed British singer- songwriter Laura Mvula will perform at the ceremony as part…

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CNR Challenges Us With A Powerful Film

“Refugees” and “migrants” have been front-page news across all media for months. But behind the knee-jerk phrase “migrant crisis” lies a terrible crisis of European hospitality. After the ordeal of their journey, men, women and children leaving their country in an emergency, fleeing poverty, terror or war, see their hopes dashed on the gates of fortress Europe. The European Union, which has spent €13 billion since 2000 to combat so-called migrant flows, does not grant them the dignified welcome to which they are entitled, infringing international agreements and the Human…

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